Napo County

County seatChengxiang

Napo 那坡县 · Nazboh Yen
County
Napo Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 23°23′13″N 105°49′59″E / 23.387°N 105.833°E / 23.387; 105.833
Country	China
Autonomous region	Guangxi
Prefecture-level city	Baise
County seat	Chengxiang
Area
• Total	2,230 km² (860 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	171,781
• Density	77.0/km² (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Napo County (Chinese: 那坡县; pinyin: Nàpō Xiàn; Zhuang: Nazboh Yen) is a county in the west of Guangxi, China, bordering Yunnan province to the north and northwest as well as Vietnam's Cao Bằng and Hà Giang provinces to the south and west, respectively. It is under the administration of Baise city.

Napo County borders Jingxi, Guangxi to the east, Funing County, Yunnan to the north and northwest, the Mèo Vạc District of Hà Giang Province, Vietnam to the west, and Bảo Lạc District, Bảo Lâm District and Hà Quảng District of Cao Bằng Province, Vietnam to the south. It is located in southwestern Guangxi.

Administrative divisions

Napo County is divided into 3 towns and 6 townships:^[1]

towns

Chengxiang 城厢镇
Pingmeng 平孟镇
Longhe 龙合镇

townships

Pohe 坡荷乡
Delong 德隆乡
Baihe 百合乡
Bainan 百南乡
Baisheng 百省乡
Baidu 百都乡

Demographics

Ethnic groups in Napo County include the following (Napo County Gazetteer).^[2]

Han Chinese
Zhuang people
Buyang people
Miao people
- White Miao 白苗
Yao people
- Landian Yao 蓝靛瑶; autonyms: Xiumen 秀门, Jinmen 金门
- Daban Yao 大板瑶; autonym: Mian 勉
Yi people
- White Yi 白彝
- Red Yi 红彝

Zhuang

The "Buzhuang" 布壮 (including the Black-Clothed Zhuang 黑衣壮, or Min 敏) are located in Chengxiang 城厢, Pohe 坡荷, Longhe 龙合, Delong 德隆, Baidu 百都, Bainan 百南, Baihe 百合, Pingmeng 平孟, Baisheng 百省等乡; 461 villages.^[2]

Buyang 布央
Budong 布峒
Bunong 布农
Buyi 布依
Burui 布锐
Bu'ao 布嗷
Busheng 布省
Bujue 布决
Buyong 布拥

Yi

In Napo County, ethnic Yi are located in the following villages.^[3]

Chengxiang Township 城厢镇 (the county seat)
- Dala 达腊
- Zhexiang 者祥
- Nianbi 念毕
Powu, Baisheng Township 百省乡坡五彝寨

The Napo County Gazetteer (那坡县志) reports two subgroups of ethnic Yi, with respective names and geographic distributions.^[2]^[4]

White Yi 白彝 (White Lolo 白倮倮); also called Gaokujiao Yi 高裤脚彝, Qunku Yi 裙裤彝; autonym: Mangzuo 芒佐. Located in the following villages:
- Dala 达腊 of Dala Village 达腊村, Chengxiang Township 城厢镇
- Nianbi 念毕 of Dala Village 达腊村, Chengxiang Township 城厢镇
- Zhexiang 者祥 of Nianjia Village 念甲村, Chengxiang Township 城厢镇
- Yanhua 岩华 of Nianjia Village 念甲村, Chengxiang Township 城厢镇
- Pobao 坡报 of Bajiaoping Village 芭蕉坪村, Nalong Township 那隆乡
- Dawang 达汪 of Gemen Village 各门村, Nalong Township 那隆乡
- Xiameyao 下么要/爱 of Bajiaoping Village 芭蕉坪村, Nalong Township 那隆乡
Red Yi 红彝 (Red Lolo 红倮倮); also called Red-Head Yi 红头彝, Huayao Yi 花腰彝; autonyms: Mangji 芒集, Mieji 乜集
- Xiahua Township 下华乡 area
  - Powu 坡五/伍 of Mianliang Village 面良村, Baisheng Township 百省乡
  - Pokang 坡康屯 of Mianliang Village 面良村, Baisheng Township 百省乡

Climate data for Napo, elevation 856 m (2,808 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.2 (81.0)	31.0 (87.8)	32.6 (90.7)	35.6 (96.1)	35.8 (96.4)	33.9 (93.0)	34.9 (94.8)	34.7 (94.5)	35.2 (95.4)	31.5 (88.7)	29.5 (85.1)	27.9 (82.2)	35.8 (96.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.3 (59.5)	17.8 (64.0)	21.5 (70.7)	25.9 (78.6)	28.2 (82.8)	29.3 (84.7)	29.5 (85.1)	29.7 (85.5)	28.1 (82.6)	24.6 (76.3)	21.4 (70.5)	17.0 (62.6)	24.0 (75.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	11.5 (52.7)	13.7 (56.7)	17.0 (62.6)	21.0 (69.8)	23.4 (74.1)	24.8 (76.6)	24.9 (76.8)	24.3 (75.7)	22.7 (72.9)	19.8 (67.6)	16.3 (61.3)	12.4 (54.3)	19.3 (66.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	11.0 (51.8)	14.1 (57.4)	17.8 (64.0)	20.2 (68.4)	22.0 (71.6)	22.1 (71.8)	21.4 (70.5)	19.5 (67.1)	16.9 (62.4)	13.1 (55.6)	9.4 (48.9)	16.4 (61.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−1.1 (30.0)	0.4 (32.7)	0.1 (32.2)	7.9 (46.2)	9.6 (49.3)	12.5 (54.5)	14.4 (57.9)	16.0 (60.8)	11.4 (52.5)	5.5 (41.9)	0.7 (33.3)	−3.6 (25.5)	−3.6 (25.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	29.8 (1.17)	17.0 (0.67)	40.0 (1.57)	61.5 (2.42)	147.1 (5.79)	262.5 (10.33)	261.2 (10.28)	253.2 (9.97)	148.3 (5.84)	82.8 (3.26)	38.2 (1.50)	23.2 (0.91)	1,364.8 (53.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9.4	7.5	8.8	10.7	15.0	19.1	20.8	19.9	12.9	11.0	8.0	6.6	149.7
Average snowy days	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Average relative humidity (%)	79	77	76	75	76	80	82	82	81	80	79	78	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	63.7	80.3	98.7	132.4	140.6	110.6	119.3	137.8	126.9	100.5	106.0	89.0	1,305.8
Percentage possible sunshine	19	25	26	35	34	27	29	35	35	28	32	27	29
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[5]^[6]

Authority control databases
International	VIAF FAST
National	United States Israel
Other	Yale LUX

Administrative divisions

Demographics

Zhuang

Yi

Climate

References

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